If you caught last month's Rulers of England livestream, you might recall that Civilization Franchise Lead Designer Ed "The Architect" Beach and Junior Designer Carl "Carlbarian'' Harrison are scheduled to go head-to-head in Civilization VI this Wednesday, April 12. The last time these historical heavyweights met was back in 2019, when Ed's Hungary emerged victorious against Carl's Canada. Will history repeat itself, or will Carl have his revenge? Tune in to the FiraxisGames Twitch channel at 10:00AM PT this Wednesday to find out!

Last time Ed and Carl met on the Civilization VI battlefield, Ed enjoyed a home-field advantage of sorts as he got to choose the Civilizations that he and Carl played with as well as the two AI Civilizations they shared the map with. For this week's rematch, Civilization selection is being handled a little differently.

Towards the end of the previous Firaxis livestream, Ed and Carl each chose four possible Civilizations from the Civilization VI: Leader Pass* for their opponent to play as, then the final selections were made via polls on the official Civilization Twitter account. As a result, Ed will be playing as Rome's Julius Caesar against Carl's Germany's Ludwig II. In the interests of time, the game will again be played on a small map with just two other Civilizations controlled by AI opponents.

Years from now, when you're asked where you were when The Architect fought Carlbarian for the second time, make sure you're among those who can honestly say that you were there. See you Wednesday!

*Base game required to access all Civilization VI: Leader Pass content and additional DLC packs required to access certain leaders and content included in the Leader Pass. Leader Pass is already included as part of the Civilization VI Anthology Edition. Terms apply. See